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Those YouTube ads everyone hates made $10.4 billion in just three months

www.pcgamer.com Those YouTube ads everyone hates made $10.4 billion in just three months

If you've ever wondered why YouTube goes so hard on ads when they make the experience so miserable, well, there's your answer.

Those YouTube ads everyone hates made $10.4 billion in just three months

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On desktop: uBlock origin (Vivaldi or Firefox). On mobile: Newpipe and AdAway (VPN mode, or rooted phone).
- Firefox + Ublock also work on mobile.
  
  On Android.
  
  Yeah, I kinda assumed the people who cared about these sorts of things wouldn't be using an iPhone.
- On your phone (and other devices) you can also use a DNS adblocker. Less effective, but good for most people.
  
  Mullvad.
  
  Control D.
  
  AdGuard.
  
  ETA: This usually doesn't work on YouTube. Sorry for any confusion. Works decently enough for other ads at least.
  
  DNS filering alone doesn't work for YouTube in my experience.
  
  You're absolutely right and I forgot that for a moment there.
- On the TV, smarttube
- Tv: smarttube Android: revanced iOS/ipad: youtube++

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